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Beryl Howell rejects argument that Perkins Coie is national security risk and says tactic ‘sends chills down my spine’

The defense secretary has empowered his lawyer Tim Parlatore to remake the judge advocate general’s corps

The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge’s activities should be halted

Key Trump ally, who aligns with US president on range of issues, wins confirmation in 51-49 Senate vote

Veteran official puts name to withdrawal of corruption charges to avert further mass resignations by prosecutors

Key presidential ally, whose agency has operated in secrecy, also makes claim – without evidence – of fraud at USAid

Exclusive: move to purge those who worked for Jack Smith came from Trump, sources say, in show of unchecked power

Bondi approved 54-46 as staunch political ally of president propelled to top perch of US law enforcement

Agents say bid to compile list of employees who worked on US Capitol attack cases could be precursor to mass firings

Trump loyalists to consider purge of potentially thousands of agents as senior bureau executives also under threat

Key Trump ally strives to extricate himself from statements he had made earlier, claiming ‘mischaracterization’

Tracking Trump – updates on the presidency’s first 100 days

President has thrown weight of justice department behind two politically charged reviews into his personal grievances

President-elect will be first to be sworn in inside since Reagan in 1985 when temperature was below freezing

Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, both claimed to be a nonpolitical prosecutor and a Trump loyalist

The judge who handled Trump’s classified documents case allows the first part of Jack Smith’s report to be public

Exclusive: dinners with both the president and vice president-elect will cost $1m, up from $500,000

Injunction barring the release of Jack Smith’s report remains in place for at least three more days

Report into classified documents and election interference cases is due to be released by Jack Smith

Judge Aileen Cannon issued a temporary injunction until an appeals court rules on Trump’s arguments